[He can do this. It's going to be okay. This is going to work.
He really wishes he could convince himself of it, but all he can really do is just mentally repeat the words as he moves the makeshift barricade, takes a deep breath, and opens the door.
At first he doesn't even realize he's frozen in place on instinct after doing so, but then decides it's probably not a bad idea to stay still until he can tell if Josh really is planning to cooperate or not.]
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[He can do this. It's going to be okay. This is going to work.
He really wishes he could convince himself of it, but all he can really do is just mentally repeat the words as he moves the makeshift barricade, takes a deep breath, and opens the door.
At first he doesn't even realize he's frozen in place on instinct after doing so, but then decides it's probably not a bad idea to stay still until he can tell if Josh really is planning to cooperate or not.]